Hi all, I think that print-on-demand self-published authors get sub-standard treatment. Here's what happened this week: I read a review in the Denver Post by a writer named Sandy Dallas. She reviewed on a book similar in content to mine by the author Martha Beck, who happens to be a columnist for O (Oprah's) magazine. I contacted Sandy via email and asked her how she decided what books to review. She replied (which is a plus) and said that the books editor of the Denver Post assigns the reviews. I then asked for the name of the editor because I am new to the area. She replied (which is another plus) with the name, but said "Don't bother because he does not assign reviews on the same topic twice AND he never reviews self-published work." That leads me to wonder if the publisher pays the major newspapers to review new works by well-known authors like Martha Beck. What do you think? LLL